Photos by L. Ford--(left) the urban-wildland
interface, cattle grazing on the right (Solano
County, Calif.); and (right) a coastal site
with grazing excluded for decades, resulting
in dense growth of non-native herbaceous plants by summer and encroachment
of coyotebrush and conifers into former grassland,
thus greatly increased fire hazard; and a stock
pond densely vegetated, thus reduced habitat
quality for California red-legged frog (San
Mateo County, Calif.).

Professional
Commitments:

Client benefits
and satisfaction over the long-term

Rapid, capable,
and up-to-date response to client needs

Effective coordination
with the client and key participants, including
regulatory agency personnel

Scholarship
in assessing the best management options,
ecosystem functions, and environmental effects,
in review of others' work, and in writing
of plans; identification and incorporation
of the best available science

Conservation
of healthy ecosystem components and functions,
including the human environment, and appropriate
and sustainable use of resources